Men's Basketball

ISLANDERS PUT WIN STREAK ON THE LINE AT LAMAR

Jan 20, 2009

The Texas
A&M-Corpus Christ men's basketball team heads to Lamar for a
Wednesday night contest at looking to build upon the moment its
built with a 3-0 start in Southland Conference play. The game can
be heard on KCCT 1150AM.

With the 3-0
start in the Southland Conference, the Islanders have evened their
overall record at 9-9. Lamar is 10-6 overall and 1-2 in the league.
A&M-Corpus Christi is looking for its first win against the
Cardinals having loss the prior four meetings.

Kevin Palmer
continues to lead the Islanders and was named the SLC Player of the
Week for the third time this season on Monday. Palmer, who is
averaging 17.1 points a game overall, has upped that mark to a
SLC-leading 21 a game in league play. He scored his second
game-winning basket of the season at
Northwestern State with a coast-to-coast drive to the basket
falling in with a tenth of a second left in the 69-68 win. Palmer
finished the game with 25 points including 20 in the second
half.

The Islanders
have also received strong contributions from other players as well.
Tim Green scored a career-high 21 points against the Demons and has
doubled his scoring average in SLC action from 7.3 points to 13.3 a
game. Filip Toncinic is averaging over nine a game and had 12 at
NSU. He had eight of his 12 points in pivotal stretch late in the
game.

Lamar is led by
Kenny Dawkins, who is a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award as one of
the top point guards in the country, is matching Palmer's 17.1
points a game average. Brandon McThay is second in scoring with
14.1 a game, while Jay Brown is close to a double with 13.7 and 9.8
rebounds. Brown leads the league in rebounding.

The Cardinals
won their first conference game over Southeastern Louisiana 76-65,
but have lost their last two. They fell 94-83 to UT Arlington and
75-63 to McNeese State.

The Islanders
return home on Saturday to face UTSA at the recently completed
Dugan Wellness Center. The game is slated to start 2 p.m. with a
dedication ceremony for the new building at 10:30 p.m.